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J, H. MANTION.

MATCH SPLINT GOILING MACHINE.

.No. 539,067. v Patented May 14, 1895.

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Patented May 14, 1895.

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(No Model J H MANTION I MATGH SPLINT BOILING MACHINE,

I Patented May 14, 1895.

,NITED" STATES PATENT OFFICE.

.iosEPH H. MANTION, OF'HUL'L, CANADA.

MATCH-SPLl-NT-COILING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION" forming part Of Letters Patent-No. 539,067, dated May 14,1895.

Application filed May 3,1894. Serial No. 509,884- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OSEPH I-I. MANTION, of the city of Hull, in theProvince of Quebec and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Match- Splint-Ooiling' Machines; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same,-reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart hereof.

My invention, which will be hereinafter fully set forth and claimed,relates to machines for putting up match splints in a convenient shapefor dipping.

Figure l is an elevation of my improved machine. Fig. 2 is a top view ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the same on line ac 01:,Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 4. is a separate top view of the driving-gear. Fig.5 is a longitudinal section, on a larger scale, of the hopper andgrooved plate and vibrating gear part being broken out. Fig. 6 is adetail of the tape and tape-drum, and Figs. 7 and 8 are details of thepusher-comb.

Upon a table, consisting of suitable frame work, A, with top or plate,A, is slidingly beddied a transversely grooved plate, B, Figs. 2,

3 and 5, held in a channel of such depth that the bottom of the groovesstand about level or slightly higher than the upper surfaceof a fiatwebbing tape or band, W, laid parallel to and in front of it. Said plateis of any desired length and of such a width as to extend transverselyunder a hopper capable of holding a double match splint and reachingclose to the edge of the tape W which is adapted to hold said splints inthe center. The grooves, 17, in'said plate, Fig. 5, are capable ofholding a match splintfreely and may be any desired distance apart. Saidplate has one end drawn against a stop or shoulder, b, in the bed, Figs.2 and 5, by a spring, B, and to the other end is pivoted a rod, B,carrying a bowl, I)", at its. end and adapted to be held upby a hookedrod, B. This bow], journaled on said rod,is adapted, when not held up bythe hooked rod 13", to bear upon the face of a ratchet wheel, 0, whichis mounted upon a cross shaft, 0', journaled at the end of the table andreceiving motion from a convenient source, which wheel draws it a shortdistance against the pull of the spring at the other end, thus giving ashort and rapid traverse or vibratory motion to the plate B.

Superimposed on the plate B, but not resting on, or supported by it, isa hopper, D, capable of holding a double match splint transversely andextending over the entire length of the grooved portion of the plate,being secured to the table by brackets D and provided at intervals withtransverse partitions d, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 5.

On a rearward extension of the table frame, (1, Figs. 2 and 3, parallelto the plate B, is journaled a shaft, E, provided at one or both endswith a hand crank, e, and having mounted upon it two or more eccentrics,E, with eccentric straps, e, which are adapted to give a traverse motionto the pusher comb to which they are pivoted. Said pusher comb, shown inFigsg2 and 3 and in detail in Figs. 7 and 8, consists of a bar, F, tothe front edge of which are secured a series of fingers, needles, pinsorpushers, f, one for each groove b in the plate B. Said fingers or pinsare formed with a head f and the shank inserted in the perforations of aplate, F, which is then secured to the edge of the bar F with the headsf between the plate and the bar, thus keeping them in place against thesolid abutment of the bar F andZyet retaining a considerable degree offlexibility. These fingers or pushers have their free ends inserted inthe grooves 12 under the back of the hopper and never leave them. Theyslide in said ject clear in front of the hopper, the throw of theeccentrics being duly adapted to such travel pushing before them thesplints in the grooves.

The flexible mounting of the fingers fserves to allow for the vibrationsof the plate B in which the ends of the fingers rest while the bar Fremains stationary. At the same time the ends of the fingers aresufiiciently confined one in each groove of the plate and under the rearedge of the hopper to prevent them leaving their position.

A carriage, G, Figs. 1 2 and 3,'is held slidingly near the front edge ofthe table in a dovetailed bed, a, parallel to the plate B. Upon it isjournaled a shaft or spindle, G,

having mounted upon it a pinion g gearing grooves far enough to havetheir points pro into a rack, A", at the edge of the table and also,upon the end of the shaft overhanging the table edge, a pulleyg". Uponsaid shaft is also pivoted, at both sides of the journal, the bifurcatedend of an arm, G, to the other end of which is journaled a shaft orspindle, G, which receives motion from the pulley 9" through a pulley gmounted at one end and connected by a belt G The other end of said shaftor spindle G' extends over the tape W and has journaled upon it a drum,G Fig. (5, which it rotates by means of a spring clutch or otherconnecting device when moving in one direction. Upon said drum the endof the tape WV is secured, a coil of the same being placed at one end ofthe table upon a roller or axle, 'w, in brackets \V, whence it is drawnunder a guide roller, W", along the table top in which a suitable groovemay be provided for it.

The carriage G is propelled forward and backward by a reversible drum,l-I, Figs. 1, 3 and 4, having a cord, 72, coiled upon it which passesover a guide pulley, H", at each end of the table and has its endssecured to said carriage. One of the guide pulleys H is mounted upon theshaft C which carries the ratchet wheel 0, (Fig. 2,) and gives motionthereto. shaft H journaled below the table top A and carries a frictionpulley, h. To this motion is communicated at Will by one of two otherfriction pulleys, I and J, mounted upon par allel shafts or spindles, tand j, one on each side of the shaft H and journaled upon a movableframe 11" controlled by a lever H The shafts or spindles i and j eachhave a belt pulley, I and J respectively, mounted upon it which areconnected by abelt, I, one of the two, say 1', receiving motion from adriving pulley 1" mounted upon it and a belt I.

The machine operates as follows: The match splints to be prepared fordipping are placed in the hopper I), the crank 6 turned to withdraw thepushersf from the clear space of the plate B within the hopper, and aroll or coil of tape or webbing is placed upon the brackets XV, the endthereof passed under the guide roller X and connected to the drum G thecarriage G with the latter having been run up to that end of the table.The carriage G is now run in the opposite direction by reversing thelever H, thus moving the frame 11" and disengaging that one of the twofriction pulleys I or J which has been in contact with the frictionpulley h and engaging it by the other, both being of course first set inmotion by the belt I and pulley 1". The carriage G now travels along thetable in the opposite direction, the shaft or spindle G being rotated bythe pinion 9 upon it being engaged by the rack A", but as the clutchslips the drum G does not rotate but uncoils a length of tape or webbingfrom the axle w and draws it along the table in front of the plate B.lVhen the carriage G has arrived at the other end of the table and afull length The drum H is mounted upon a.

of tape has been drawn off and laid, it is stopped by moving the lever11 so that neither of the pulleys I and J engage the pulley 72.. Thevibrating motion of the plate 13 also stops, as the cord h, pulley H andwheel 0 cease running with the carriage G, and a match splint, m, willhave been shaken in each groove of the plate 13. The crank c is nowgiven a turn, causing each finger fto push out the splint m that liesbefore it in the groove 1) clear of the hopper and receding again andleaving the groove clear for another splint. The splints just pushed outhave been propelled and laid across the webbing or tape \V, one endbeing still in the plate B, but free to be lifted and ready to'be coiledup. This is now done by moving the lever H and thusthe frame H, causingthat one of the friction pulleys I and J to engage the pulley h whichwill rotate it and the drum H so as to propel the carriage G toward thecoil of tape and the shaft or spindle G with the drum G through the rack1 pinion g and the pulleys g" and g', causing said drum to wind up thetape or webbing with the splints deposited on it and forming tape andsplints into a roll or coil WV m in which the splints are firmly held.The shaft or spindle G' being jourualed at the free end of a pivotedarm, is adapted to rise as the thickness upon the drum G increases. Thisoperation may be repeated. The vibrating motion may be stopped at anytime by raising the arm or red l3 and holding it up by the rod 13.

If single match splints are to be manipulated, a block is inserted inthe rear portion of the hopper, filling out the rear half thereof whichotherwise would have been occupied by the extra length of the splints.In such case one end of the splint may be within or at least even withone edge of the tape, as then only one end requires dipping.

I claim as my invention- 1. A match splint coiling machine, composed ofa suitable frame or table supporting the operating mechanism, atransversely grooved plate bedded thereon in a channel adapted to allowa longitudinal motion, means to impart a longitudinal vibrating motionto said. plate, a hopper extending longitudinally over and transverselypartly across said plate and held over and close to the top of the sameby brackets secured to the table, a-pusher comb having the ends of itsfingers in the rear ends of the grooves in the said plate and adapted totravel therein beyond the front of the hopper intermittently, a fiattape orwebbing laid along said table in front of the said plate andlevel with the bottom of the grooves therein, a carriage held slidinglyon said table parallel to said plate and tape, a shaft or spindlejournaled on said carriage and receiving motion by moving on said tableand communicating it to a shaft or spindle journaled on an arm pivotedto said shaft or spindle and having a drum adapted to engage and coil upsaid tape and means of imparting an intermittent reciprocating motion tosaid carriage at pleasure by a cord having its ends secured to saidcarriage, substantially as set 5 forth.

2. In a match splint coiling machine, the combination of a table A A aadapted to support suitable mechanism, a transversely grooved plate Bbedded on said table to slide to thereon longitudinally, means of givinga longitudinal vibratory motion to said plate, a hopper D and brackets Dthe latter holding the former over said plate and close to the surfacethereof without resting thereon, finr 5 gers f flexibly secured to a barF at one end and having'their free ends in the rear end of the grooves,a shaft E provided with hand crank e journaled parallel to said plate,eccentrics E mounted on said shaft and straps 20 e on said eccentricspivoted to the comb bar 2 5 port suitable mechanism, a transverselygrooved plate B bedded on said table to have a longitudinal slidingmotion, means of imparting a longitudinal vibrating motion to saidplate, a hopper D held above and close to the upper surface of saidplate by brackets D secured to said table, fingers f secured flexibly toa bar F having their ends in the grooves of said plate, means of movingsaid fingers in said grooves at pleasure and a tape or webbing W laidbefore the front edge of said plate level with the bottom of the groovesin said plate, substantially as set forth.

4. In a match splint coiling machine, the combination of a table A, atransversely grooved plate having a longitudinal vibrating motionthereon, tape or webbing laid in front of said plate and parallel to itso that its upper surface is not above the bottom of the grooves in saidplate, means'of holding one end of said tape at one end of the table onan axle or roller, and means of drawing off a length thereofand thenrolling it up, substantially as set forth. A

In testimony whereof I have signed in the presence of the undersignedwitnesses.

JOSEPH H. MANTION.

Witnesses:

A. HARVEY, B. HARVEY.

